Japan has a number of (for the lack of a better word) unique cafes and themed restaurants. From anime and cat-themed places to poo-themed establishments, Japan has no dearth of unique cafe ideas. Recently, the Muscle Girl Bar became a viral sensation on social media. Patrons paid muscular women to slap them in the face. Now, another similar cafe is going viral where instead of physical abuse, you get verbal abuse!
After Muscle Girl Bar, Japan Now Has An Abuse Cafe!
⚡️罵倒カフェ 「#OMOKENASHI 」 ⚡️
\\🙇お礼のご挨拶🙇♀️//改めて、10日間にわたって大勢の方々にお越し頂いたことに感謝申し上げます‼️
✨⭐️総来場者数:2,259名⭐️✨
✨⭐️最多来場回数:14回 ※予約データ上 ⭐️✨… pic.twitter.com/GLgwUgh1Tt— 罵倒カフェ「OMOKENASHI」by NOBROCKTV (@OMOKENASHI) September 26, 2024
According to an article which was recently published by the South China Morning Post or SCMP, this abuse cafe was a pop-up. It set up shop from September 14 to 23, 2024, in Shibuya, Tokyo. The pop-up cafe was called Bato Cafe Omokenashi Cafe.
In Japanese, Bato means abuse and omotenashi means hospitality. Omokenashi, in turn, is a pun on the word hospitality. It was set up by Nobuyuki Sakuma, a Japanese content creator known for his foul language. He invited good-looking young women as waitresses who would abuse the patrons.
The kitchen of this cafe was helmed by the Michelin Star chef Shuhei Sawada. If you’re looking for an especially humiliating package, you could get the VIP package wherein the waitress would spank you with a slipper.
Here, The Waitresses Abuse, Insult And Demean You!
罵倒カフェ行ってきた!
立野さん美人すぎ。
豚脂丼とバト汁めちゃくちゃうまい。
罵倒茶は何とか飲めるレベルの苦さ。
チェキは冷たい視線が最高だったすずさんにお願い。
周りのお客さんがレベル高すぎて、自分はまだまだ精進が必要だな。#OMOKENASHI #罵倒カフェ #NOBROCKTV pic.twitter.com/NahtifxxP0— 飲んだくれのタカフミ@10/5MAD PIT FES (@ta_ka_fu_mi_) September 21, 2024
What is more, if you just want to watch other people get abused, you could get a “no abuse” card and you would receive a normal service. For those who work in customer service, this must have been quite therapeutic as not all customers are understanding.
One of the testimonies cited in the SCMP mentioned that the waitress called a patron a pig and when he proceeded to order a pork dish, she commented that the patron would be eating its own kind. Surely, this abuse cafe is not everyone’s cup of tea but there is still a market out there for it.
Would you visit this abuse cafe in Japan? What is the most unique cafe theme, in Japan or elsewhere, that you have ever come across? Let us know in the comments section below!
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